Creating a server?

MasterGod · Post by **MasterGod** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:33 pm

Hello,

I want to learn how does it work and I believe doing it myself would teach me the best.

I want to create a server and when I go to an address I set I get from this server a HTML page.
I thought about installing a virtual machine with Ubuntu server edition and start from there.
What say you?

Also, what else would I need to know/have to do what I want?

P.S
I'm trying to imitate the behavior of configuring a router.
I want my virtual machine to take the role of the router and my main machine as a client side machine and get info from the "router" - my virtual server machine.

Jake-GR · Post by **Jake-GR** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:47 pm

Are you wanting a local server, to setup an intranet?

Or you wanting something published over the internet? where its publicly accessible?

MasterGod · Post by **MasterGod** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:22 pm

Hmm.. both if possible?..

But firstly local.

bitplane · Post by **bitplane** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:51 am

You can bridge your virtual network with your real one by using the "bridge connection" option in Windows, or you can set your VMWare / DOSbox / Virtual Server machine to use NAT and share your PC's IP address.

MasterGod · Post by **MasterGod** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:06 pm

bitplane wrote:You can bridge your virtual network with your real one by using the "bridge connection" option in Windows, or you can set your VMWare / DOSbox / Virtual Server machine to use NAT and share your PC's IP address.

Does that mean that someone else on the internet can enter URLS of my server and I could serve him with HTML pages?

twilight17 · Post by **twilight17** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:29 pm

MasterGod wrote:
bitplane wrote:You can bridge your virtual network with your real one by using the "bridge connection" option in Windows, or you can set your VMWare / DOSbox / Virtual Server machine to use NAT and share your PC's IP address.
Does that mean that someone else on the internet can enter URLS of my server and I could serve him with HTML pages?

Yes, but they will have to type in your IP address.

MasterGod · Post by **MasterGod** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:54 pm

Something like :
http://MyIpAddress.MyURL
?

Awesome! thanks.

P.S
Is there a way to shorten the complete url?

twilight17 · Post by **twilight17** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:00 am

It will be like http://XXX.XXX.XXX/.

There are servcies such as DynDNS which will allow you to type in something like http://[NAME].kicks-ass.net/ (There are other domains besides kicks-ass.net available, too)

nathanf534 · Post by **nathanf534** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:38 am

I downloaded apache for windows a while ago, and i could easily set up a server. All i have to do is drag some files to a ceratin folder, and they can be accessed from the internet, using http://xx.xxx.xxx.xx/file_name.ext
where x is my ip address.

reign16 · Post by **reign16** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:59 am

how to create an server?

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loki1985 · Post by **loki1985** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:49 am

try http://www.apachefriends.org/en/, it is really simple to setup webserver with PHP and MySQL included.

Brainsaw · Post by **Brainsaw** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:04 pm

Yea ... xampp from apachefriends is great ... i got it running on several computers, easy to set up, easy to use.

Dorth · Post by **Dorth** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:44 pm

Sami http server from Karjasoft is a small unknown jewel for this too, as long as your needs are smalls.

dejai · Post by **dejai** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:32 pm

If you want to set up a server on Ubuntu Server you will first have to install apache, mysql and php. Then you will have to create your index.html file in /var/www/ . Then you need to assign a static internal ip to your server and then you will have to determine whether you have a static or dynamic external ip. Its most likely the latter. If so you will need to sign up at dyndns or no-ip.com and then link that to your dynamic ip which it will track. There are a number of security issues with hosting your own server that you will have to take into account, patching for websites is not something you can delay especially if its connected to your local network! There are other things you will have to look into such as firewalls etc.

Hopes this helps. I run linux btw.

MasterGod · Post by **MasterGod** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:38 pm

dejai wrote:If you want to set up a server on Ubuntu Server you will first have to install apache, mysql and php. Then you will have to create your index.html file in /var/www/ . Then you need to assign a static internal ip to your server and then you will have to determine whether you have a static or dynamic external ip. Its most likely the latter. If so you will need to sign up at dyndns or no-ip.com and then link that to your dynamic ip which it will track. There are a number of security issues with hosting your own server that you will have to take into account, patching for websites is not something you can delay especially if its connected to your local network! There are other things you will have to look into such as firewalls etc. Hopes this helps. I run linux btw.

Thanks, it does help.

I also read that Ubuntu 8.10 Server edition comes with all this built-in pre-configured - Is it like it sounds, could it be that easy?
Did you use/tried Ubuntu Server edition before?

Also what problems should I expect if I'm doing all of this on a virtual machine?